Completely ignored is the more
fundamental problem: this mandate is not only about the bedroom, it’s
about the boardroom. You’ve heard of crony capitalism? Well this is
America’s first example of crony contraceptives.

Forget for a minute the religious question
and look at who wins big here: Big Pharma. This mandate is not really
about condoms or generic versions of “the pill,” which are available
free or cheap in lots of places. This is about brand-name birth control
drugs and other devices that some consumers swear off because they are
too expensive. The Health and Human Services (HHS) mandate requires health-insurance companies provide contraceptive coverage forall “FDA approved contraceptive methods.” It does not insist on generics. And it does not offer any cost containment.

Which means the cost of the pill and IUDs, etc, will rise and rise, and consumers won't know it because they're "free." RTWT.